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ugh. i genuinely laughed, then I wanted to cry. my new 2 in 1 convertible blue screened while copying my old files over, not even an hour into owning it. everything else seems fine: fans quiet, srceen perfect, no weird noises. is a single crash on day one…
Nostalgia thread, because today's computers are amazing but a bit boring. My first one came with a CRT monitor that weighed a ton. I spent an entire summer on a pixelated adventure game. Nobody explained anything to me, I just clicked until things happened.…
hmmmm ok i used to make fun of RGB... then i built a PC and teh case fans came with lights, and now i have an RGB mouse pad and i genuinely enjoy it at night. my friend has a full rainbow battlestation and says RGB is childish... weve argued for an hour. i…
im literally losing my mind here not a complaint, just an idea... adding better search filters would help me alot because i read here late at night... if enough people agree, maybe it can happen... add your own ideas and upvote the ones you like! i'll keep a…
hmmmm ok new member here. Im a university student. Everyone told me this forum is friendly to beginners, so here goes. After forty hours, a survival crafting game decided to crash every half hour. Outside of games Im into music and cooking, and Im happy to…
thinking about buying a drone. A friend bought one and it is gathering dust in a drawer... before i spend money, i want the honest verison from people who own one... daily use or dust collector? my budget is not huge, and i have a bad history with impulse…
real story: I installed Fedora for a gamer six months ago. most things just work. the one ongoing headache is fingerprint readers. I'm curious whether others have had the same experience, and whether we're honest enough about the rough parts when we…
im literally losing my mind here unpopular opinion maybe: monitors are the most underrated part of a PC. I'm finally upgrading for coding all day. Options are a 4K 60Hz or two cheaper 1080p screens 😤 My desk is not huge and my GPU is mid range. Tell me what…
ok weird one hey, say youre picking a laptop for full stack web development with Docker, a few browser windows and an editor running all day. Budget is mid range. theres a constant stream of spec sheets and its hard to…
feedback with a side of frustration: I tried to read my notifications page three times and got this each time. Opera, a low memory Chromebook, no unusual extensions as far as i know. Happy to test whatever you need ;) i can open the same page on my phone…
every family has one person who 'knows computers'. in mine, that's me. yesterday my dad called in a panic: 'a virus is in teh printer'. I drove over, expecting the worst. the real cause was so simple I almost cried laughing. I'd love to hear your stories.…
ok so long time lurker, first post :/ Sysadmin at a logistics company, eight years in. Im the person ppl call when everything is on fire, sooo here Im hoping for slower, friendlier conversations 🙏 Also happy to talk about home lab tinkering if anyone shares…
hmmmm ok im fed up with Wi Fi dead spots... the ISP router sits in a corner on the ground floor and teh upstairs office barely gets a usable signal. i work from home, so video calls dropping is a real problem. options…
Not a complaint, just an idea. Adding code block syntax highlighting would help me a lot cuz i lose track of threads i want to follow. If enough people agree, maybe it can happen. Add your own ideas and upvote the ones u like! Ill keep a summary at the top…
ok weird one discussion: what does your learning routine look like for tech stuff?? I bounce between tutorials, start projects, then drop them when smth newer comes along. id like a more sustainable apporach. how do u…
so annoyed rn debate: soldered RAM should be considered a defect, not a design choice. My ultrabook is four years old and the only thing wrong with it is the one part I can't replace. Tell me if I'm being unreasonable. Everything else, teh screen, teh…
im literally losing my mind here not talking about big obvious apps, more teh tiny utilities that quietly save you time every day. mine is a clipboard history manager. i didn't think i needed one, but now i can't…
guys pls help meta thread. After two weeks here, I've noticed that the detailed troubleshooting threads is what makes this place special. I've seen other forums lose that as they grew. How do we keep it as more ppl join? lol Ideas, worries and praise all…
feebdack for the admins and everyone else. I'm three months in, and I'm happy here, mostly because of how patient people are with beginners. A few small things could be better, though. I'll start: more consistent thread titles would make search easier...…
long time lurker first post lol confession: I chose teh renewed 512GB NVMe to save money for a better GPU. after two weeks I ran a SMART check cuz a friend told me to. The Wear Leveling Count line is yellow. The seller says refurbished drives are fully…
Off topic but tech related. My game console has decided the internet doesn't exist. It worked yesterday. Nothing changed, as far as i know. The router lights look normal and the other devices are fine. We have the big match coming up again soon and i really…
hi admins! love the forum, reporting a bug. every time i open the members list in Edge on my desktop, teh tab dies with this. Reloading sometimes works, sometimes not. Other sites are fine... i can try other settings or browsers if it helps narrow it down..…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts a story in three acts. act one: the connected oven wants an update. act two: the update fails. act three: it rebooted itself all night. The part that bothers me is that I didnt need any new features, it was working…
help!! real story: i installed Fedora for a non technical friend six months ago. most things just work. the one ongoing headache is a specific Adobe app. im curious whether others have had the same experience, and whether were honest enough about the rough…
guys pls help late night shopping is dangerous. A few months ago I bought a drone. I had big plans. now it has turned into a whole new hobby. I'm curious about the rest of you. what gadget did you buy with big dreams, and what actually happened? bonus points…
